This Day in Queer History

On this day, novelist Carson McCullers was born. Author of The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter, she loved fiercely, including her deep obsession with journalist Annemarie Schwarzenbach.

On this day in 1974, The Pat Collins Show on WCBS broadcast live from the Continental Baths in New York. The station received only one complaint. Queer nightlife on morning television.

On this day in 1983, the Womyn on Wheels Valentine's Dance was held at the Unitarian Church in Tucson, featuring the band Labrys. Community celebration, one dance at a time.

On this day in 1993, The Crying Game was released. Neil Jordan's film explored the relationship between a trans woman and an IRA fighter, later ranked the 26th greatest British film of all time.

On this day in 2007, New Jersey began allowing same-sex couples to register for civil unions, granting legal recognition to LGBTQ+ partnerships in the state for the first time.